# conquer vs conquest

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### conquer
*verb · IPA /ˈkɒŋkə/ · frequency rank #10,021*
To defeat in combat; to subjugate.

### conquest
*noun · IPA /ˈkɒŋkwɛst/ · frequency rank #10,022*
An act or instance of achieving victory through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conquer-vs-conquest